The work, known as GramYatra, sold for an astonishing ₹115 crore (around $13.8 million), becoming the most expensive Indian painting ever sold at auction ... The scale of Gram Yatra makes it even more unusual.
Holding the pilgrimage in Sept, he said was unfavourable as the yatra passes through snow-clad peaks and high Himalayan reaches ... Notably, the yatra was postponed in 2012 as well and could not be held in 2013 either following the Kedarnath tragedy.
KisanMorcha national co-convener and farmer leader Kurubur Shanthkumar said the 40-day yatra will start on February 7 at Kanyakumari with a demand for implementation of MSP for farm produce ....